An oral care device comprises a head portion and a handle portion. The head portion comprises at least one supporting arm and a base. The supporting arm extends from the base. A sensor is exposed from the supporting arm. The handle portion is configured to move relative to the head portion. The handle portion comprises a processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive signals from the sensor and analyze the signals received from the sensor.
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2. The oral care device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the head portion is mounted on the handle portion to allow for movement of the head portion relative to the handle portion.
4. The oral care device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cleaning elements comprises plurality of sets of bristles and a dental floss, which are provided within the groove.
5. The oral care device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the dental floss is configured to move vertically along the supporting arms.
6. The oral care device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the dental floss is configured to move laterally, generally perpendicularly to the vertical movement of the dental floss.
7. The oral care device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the dental floss is offset relative to the sets of bristles, wherein the offsets prevents the dental floss from intersecting with the sets of bristles when the dental floss moves vertically or laterally.
8. The oral care device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cleaning elements further comprises a tongue cleaner, wherein the tongue cleaner is provided on one of the supporting arms on a side opposite to the groove.
9. The oral care device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising an actuator configured to operate at least one of the cleaning elements, wherein the actuator is controlled by the processor.
10. The oral care device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to control operation of the at least one of the cleaning elements based on the analysis of the signals received from the sensor.
11. The oral care device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a spacer component projecting from the supporting arm, wherein the spacer component is dimensioned to regulate pressure applied by one or more cleaning elements over one or more teeth of a user, or regulate distance of one or more of the cleaning elements over one or more teeth of the user.
13. The oral care device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a spacer component, wherein the spacer component is configured to prevent oral cavity tissues from rubbing against a portion of the sensor which is exposed towards the oral cavity tissues, or position the sensor at a distance from the oral cavity tissues, wherein the distance is based on distance required for desired functioning of the sensor.
14. The oral care device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a spacer component projecting from the supporting arm, wherein the spacer component is positioned to interface with the gum of a user.
15. The oral care device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor is selected from a group consisting of ultraviolet spectroscopic sensor, infrared spectroscopic sensor, visible spectroscopic sensor or a combination thereof.
16. The oral care device claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor is a radio frequency sensor.
17. The oral care device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor is a bioelectrical impedance sensor.
18. The oral care device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to enable wireless communication of information to an external device, wherein the information is based on the analysis of signals received from the sensor or one or more cleaning elements.
19. The oral care device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the analysis of the signals from the sensor enables determination of at least one health condition.
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September 26, 2019
December 13, 2022
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